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Scientists confirm that the first black hole ever imaged is actually spinning (www.engadget.com)
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Scientists confirm that the first black hole ever imaged is actually spinning::The first black hole humanity has ever imaged has also provided us with what researchers are calling "unequivocal evidence" that black holes spin.

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[โ€“] NewNewAccount 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is there not a distinction? I assume the singularity at its center has different properties than the matter outside of that point.

Note: I have a rudimentary understanding of what black holes and their components are.

[โ€“] Telodzrum 1 points 1 year ago

Even if there is heterogeneity inside the system, that does not indicate severability or that the whole system is made up of smaller constituent systems.